March 2011

The Amish “Phenomenon” and Women’s Standing in the Community

Karen wrote: When you were in the Amish, were you aware of the fascination the English had with the Amish? When you were around the English in a public setting, did you ever feel like you were a bit of a living museum (for lack of a better description)?It seems as though amish women, although given few real choices throughout their […]

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Amish Genetics

Deanna wrote: How do they deal with the issue of practically everyone being related? Deanna, this question deserves a longer answer, because it is quite complicated. In my opinion, the Amish are going to need to address this issue, because the gene pool is so very concentrated and becomes more so with each generation. It is very common for Amish young

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Indoor Plumbing

Deanna wrote: I have so many questions. But I’ll ask two. I didn’t read the other questions (I’m in a bit of a hurry here) so I hope I don’t duplicate. How often do the Amish bathe? I would think that with no electricity, it would be difficult to have enough hot water to make it very easy to bathe often. Do

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A Full Life

I thought I would get a chance to do another blog posting before now, but life is full for us at the moment. On Saturday, I spoke at the Greenfield Public Library, which was a fun group. People asked very good questions, which is fast becoming my favorite part of my talks. People are curious about many aspects of Amish

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Amish Infertility

Joan wrote: How do the Amish deal with infertility and how does this change their lifestyle by not having helping hands.I do not honestly know how Amish deal with infertility. I would guess that it varies from one couple to another, and from one community to another. This is something that they would not necessarily talk about with others — it

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